When Oklahoma and Texas decided to leave the Big 12 Conference and join the Southeastern Conference, it had a ripple effect that impacted at multiple college athletic conferences. And the shakeup could be even more dramatic as USC and UCLA have been approved and will switch to the Big 10 Conference in 2024. The vote…
TV networks to change schools? There was a time in the not too distant past that college athletic conferences were very traditional and very regional. Member schools competed against each other every year for decades, creating some of sports most heated rivalries. That’s no longer the case. The leading motivator for colleges to stay or…
Mississippi’s baseball team topped Oklahoma 4-2 Sunday to deny the Sooners a chance for a third national championship. OU was undefeated in College World Series play in Omaha, Nebraska, until they fell to Mississippi 10-3 on Saturday and then on Sunday. Horton, from Norman, also set an MCWS Championship series mark with his 13 punch…
After a decisive 6-2 win over Notre Dame Sunday, the Oklahoma baseball team needs just one more win to advance to the three-game championship round of the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. OU was set to play the winner of the Tuesday game between Notre Dame and Texas A&M on Wednesday. If OU wins…
Some people may think it’s a bit early to be getting excited about the 2026 World Cup soccer tournament coming to the United States, but not soccer enthusiasts. FIFA announced last week, the host cities for the World Cup, and I’m already considering what cities I will travel to, in order to see games in…
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Sooners capped an extraordinary, record-setting season with a two-game sweep of Texas to win the Women’s College World Series for the second year in a row. OU (59-3) has now won six national championships, including four of the last seven. Only UCLA (12) and Arizona (8) have won more. The…
BLACKSBURG, Virginia – Oklahoma blasted five runs to race past No. 7 Virginia Tech Sunday 11-2 to earn a ticket to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. OU (42-22) will open against Texas A&M at 1 p.m. Friday on ESPN. OU will make the College World Series for the 11th time and the first…
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana– Every time I visit a new minor league baseball stadium, I can’t help but compare it to the Tulsa Drillers ONEOK Field, and Victory Field in Indianapolis measures up quite well. Victory Field is home to the Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A team of the Pittsburgh Pirates. On the night I was there last…
Fans won’t have to wait until October to enjoy a Red River Rivalry that will decide a national championship. No. 1 Oklahoma clobbered UCLA 15-0 Monday to earn a trip to the Women’s College World Series to face Texas, who beat Oklahoma State 5-0 and 6-5 also on Monday. OU started Monday with a 7-3…
The seventh-national seeded Oklahoma State softball team fell to Texas, 5-0, and 6-5 on Monday at Hall of Fame Stadium. The Cowgirls finished the season with a 48-14 record. OSU came into the day needing just one win in two possible games to secure a spot in the WCWS championship series against Bedlam rival and…